•Water, water, water. Even your big old shrubs are going to need a deep soak at this point. •Dig bearded iris now. Replant rhizomes from the outer edge of a clump before September. Place the rhizome ...

WHAT: Contorted filbert, also known as Harry Lauder’s walking stick or corylus avellana contorta, is a deciduous tree with spiraled, mangled branches that provide striking winter interest in Northwest ...

In mid-March, a friend showed me some pictures of her honey bees coming back to the hive with full loads of yellow pollen tucked along their legs. My friend lives near the Spokane River and the bees ...

Description: The corylus genus encompasses 15 or so species hailing from Europe and regions of western Asia. Two European species, C. avellana and C. maxima, are frequently cultivated as ornamental ...

Along with spring comes life back into the garden. One of my favorite early spring shrubs is actually a small grafted tree known as Henry Lauders Walking Stick or Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’. During ...